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Ryan Garcia claims he’s landed blockbuster Floyd Mayweather fight for world title

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 22). Ryan Garcia claims he’s landed blockbuster Floyd Mayweather fight for world title. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/sports/ryan-garcia-claims-hes-landed-blockbuster-floyd-mayweather-fight-for-world-title/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by Thomas L. Murray

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Boxing champion Ryan Garcia announced on X that he has agreed to fight Floyd Mayweather for the WBC welterweight title. Garcia claimed the deal is real after initially dismissing it as false speculation and posted a photo of himself talking with Mayweather about the potential bout. However, Darshan Desai from Uncrowned reported there have been no serious negotiations between their camps at the time of his writing. Garcia has a 26-2 record with 21 knockouts, while Mayweather maintains an undefeated 50-0 record with 27 KOs and hasn't fought professionally since 2017.
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Ryan Garcia, the current WBC welterweight champion, claimed on social media that he has agreed to a real fight against former boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. This announcement came after Garcia initially doubted the possibility when rumors circulated online. He stated, "50-0 vs The current champ," referring to his own title and Mayweather's undefeated record. Garcia also shared a photo of him on a video call with Mayweather, captioning it, “Just got off the phone with @floydmayweather,” confirming their agreement for a welterweight (147-pound) championship bout. However, Darshan Desai from Uncrowned reported that no serious negotiations had taken place as of his writing, casting doubt on the confirmation.

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📰 Ryan Garcia Vs Floyd Mayweather
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Las Vegas Uncrowned Victorville WBC

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Garcia PERSON · 10× Mayweather PERSON · 5× Floyd PERSON · 4× WBC ORG · 2× @floydmayweather PERSON · 1× Darshan Desai PERSON · 1× Floyd Mayweather PERSON · 1× Ryan Garcia PERSON · 1× Uncrowned ORG · 1× Victorville GPE · 1×

Narrative

The build-up of Garcia vs Mayweather began earlier this month when the Welterweight champion called out the International Boxing Hall of Famer on X by writing, “Okay Floyd let’s see how much you love that “0”🤔😤” Garcia went on to say that he didn’t want to do an exhibition fight against him by writing, “I want his 0 on the f—ing line.
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🔮 Ryan Garcia vs. Floyd Mayweather is happening, and it’s going to be a real fight, according to the WBC welterweight champion.

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

Ryan Garcia vs. Floyd Mayweather is happening, and it’s going to be a real fight, according to the WBC welterweight champion. uncertain
it → happen → champion
After rumors circulated on social media of the two going to meet in the boxing ring, Garcia claimed on X that they will be fighting for his welterweight championship. asserted
they → circulate → championship
“Trust me at first I thought this was bull***,” Garcia wrote on social media. asserted
Garcia → trust → media
“But it’s real. asserted
it → ’ → ?
Floyd and I agree to a fight 147 for the WBC welterweight championship of the world. asserted
Floyd → agree → world
50-0 vs The current champ,” Garcia wrote on X. Garcia went on to provide more information about his upcoming fight with Mayweather by posting a photo of the two of them facetiming each other, with the caption, “Just got off the phone with @floydmayweather,” Garcia wrote. asserted
Garcia → write → @floydmayweather
“Talking about fighting – it’s real and he wants to do a real fight 147. asserted
he → talk → fight
He and I both agreed to post this! asserted
He → agree → this
Let’s Rumble 🥊👊” asserted
’s → let → ?
He then went on to comment on his post and claim that they will be fighting for “the 147 WBC world championship.” uncertain
they → go → championship
“I made that very clear and Floyd and I agreed to fight.” asserted
Floyd → make → ?
Darshan Desai of Uncrowned reported that an unnamed source told him, “no serious negotiations for Garcia vs Mayweather have taken place at the time of this writing.” asserted
Garcia → report → writing
The build-up of Garcia vs Mayweather began earlier this month when the Welterweight champion called out the International Boxing Hall of Famer on X by writing, “Okay Floyd let’s see how much you love that “0”🤔😤” Garcia went on to say that he didn’t want to do an exhibition fight against him by writing, “I want his 0 on the f—ing line. asserted
I → begin → line
How much does he actually think he got left.” asserted
he → think → ?
“I’m ready Floyd, remember you made this call. asserted
you → ’m → call
I’m just returning the favor. asserted
I → return → favor
Accept or not, if not I move forward as I have been. asserted
I → accept → ?
While the Victorville native has been busy publicly calling his opponent out on social media, Mayweather has not responded. asserted
Mayweather → call → media
Mayweather has a perfect 50-0 record with 27 knockouts and has not fought professionally since 2017, when he knocked out Conor McGregor. asserted
he → have → McGregor
Garcia has blossomed into one of the sport’s more promising young stars. asserted
Garcia → blossom → stars
At 28 years old, Garcia has an impressive 26-2 record, with 21 knockouts, and is coming off back-to-back wins by beating Mario Barrios in February by a unanimous decision. asserted
Garcia → have → decision
Last September, he and Conor Benn met in the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where he won via knockout. asserted
he → meet → knockout
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